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THE ADVANTAGES OF BECOMING A DROPTINE SPONSOR:
THE BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. Advertising on the Droptine website is a very
cost effective method of promoting your product, service, or business. No need to mess
around with expensive search engines and costly print media ads. Your business will see
instant results as a Droptine Traditions sponsor. The costs amount to a fraction of traditional
advertising fees and available 24/7. Your ad or link info will be seen many times, by many
different people, for a relatively small amount of money. Advertising costs for your business
are also tax deductible.
WELL KNOWN AND GROWING. www.droptinetraditions.com, is designed to be recognized in the
hunting, and outdoor community as a friendly website community. The community bulletin board
(forum), had over 8,000 registered hits in its initial 3 months of existence to this point. This
is not including the unregistered guest who chose to lurk and only read the forums. They are your
potential customers as well.
HIT YOUR TARGET. You already have a targeted market here at www.droptinetraditions.com.
You get the exposure to the specific customers you're after. No more wasted time buying print ads
that you have no way of knowing who sees your ad. In print media you have no control over where you
ad is placed unless you buy covers. You also have a way to immediately reach your audience here on
Droptine Traditions with our forum. With print media there is no way to reach your target audience
immediately or correct printed mistakes until months later.
WE'RE HERE 24/7. The website is hosted on a high performance web server and high quality
network complete backups. Site up time is 99.98%. Nothing will drive web users away more than a
failed click or slow loading of a web page. Almost half the Internet users still have a dial up
connections so load speeds are important to keep customers from going to another website or to read
their email.
LOTS OF LOOKING. Visitors are encouraged to spend a lot of time here reading and looking
around. The average time per visit was over 25 minutes in April. 25% of the Droptine visitors spent
more than 1/2 hour per visit. We have a very content rich website which is kept fresh with new
articles and forum post. This is what keeps people coming back to visit www.droptinetraditions.com.
NO WAITING OR WASTING TIME. No 2 to 3 month in advance deadlines for ad placement. We
usually can get your banner ads running in day or two. You can also make changes, even once your
web site has 'gone to press'.
MAKE CONTACT NOW. You can interact with more potential customers in a shorter time
period than ever before possible. You can instantly post a message with images on the
www.droptinetraditions.com forum to curious customers. This will save you money on your phone
bill, stamps and printing for a brochure or letter.
FRIENDLY CUSTOMER SERVICE. We enjoy our business and all the new people it allows us to
come into contact with. We can be reached by email, phone and by PM in the forum. If we don't know
the answer or where to send you for help, we will find out.
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Banner/Logo SPONSOR
$250/YEARMembership includes one logo/banner supplied by you either animated, or static,
always visible on the home page as well as the main forum sponsor board linked to your website.
Becoming a Sponsor also entitles the user to post their services on the Droptine forum and not be
considered spam . You will also receive a free listing in our guide to services page.
With the package above you can add additional unlimited banners or logos to the WebPages
of your choice $100/YEAR per banner/logo.
You will also be able to refresh your banners at what ever time for $50.
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GUIDE, SHOP, RANGE, CLUB, SERVICES,PRODUCT OR OUTFITTER LISTING
LISTING SPONSOR - $100/year allows listing in Droptine Traditions Guide to Services page.
This will get you a text link to your web site or contact information, and short description of
your service. This listing also entitles the user to post their services on the Droptine forum
and not be considered spam.
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AD COPY INFORMATION
1. All advertising copy is subject to droptinetraditions,com’s approval and acceptance.
2. Ad copy and/or images can be mailed to:
Rich Lopez
753 Old Liberty rd. Sykesville, Md. 21784
3. Please provide ad banner images in .GIF, animated .GIF, JPEG or Bitmap.
4. We recommend standard banners size of 468w x 60h for most Web pages and forum pages.
5. For file size you need to keep them as small as possible for quick loading. We realize
one with animation will be larger in size though.
6. Prices are subject to change at the end of a each contract.
7. Due to the majority of Internet users disliking pop up ads and Interstitial or
Floating DHTML ads, we do not use them here. Many people use pop up killer software to stop
these type ads also.
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PRODUCT OR SERVICE GIVEAWAYS
Promote your service or hunting product by donating a product or service for a free give away .
We will make a product/service review post in the forum. In the post we will include a link to your
website or company info, an image and a description of your product. Then we will be allowing members
the opportunity to sign up for the free giveaway. The only cost to you for this advertising is the
product or service you want to donate. The give aways are sure to be very popular with the forum
members. The valuable exposure cost is small to the donating company.
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QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us and we will be happy to answer any
additional questions about our services. You can also call us at 443 280-1825.
It is our goal to completely satisfy your expectations. This means that we will go above and
beyond to send you the clients and customers you want. We will be working hard to make your online
advertising here at www.droptinetraditions.com a complete success.
Give us a call or send us an email and we'll have your ads up and working for you in just a few
short days.
Thanks... Rich “Droptine” Lopez
Email: droptine59@hotmail.com
Phone: 443 280-1825
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Following these basic guidelines can dramatically increase your banner ads' effectiveness
(and the rate at which they are clicked):
1. Be professional: People are going to get their first impressions of your website based
on your banner ad, so you need to be certain that it presents you in the best possible manner. This means you should be
extra careful that all your spelling and grammar are correct. Also, select font sizes, styles and colors that maximize your ad's readability.
If your banner ad is of poor quality, people will assume your website is too.
2. Ask for an action: What do you want people who see your banner ad to do? Most likely, first
and foremost, you want them to simply click on it, so be sure your ad says so. Because this is so important,
most of the banner ad designs already have a "call to action" (such as "Click Now")
built in.
3. Keep it simple: Your banner ad may only have a few seconds to make its impact on the viewer. As
a result, it must be able to convey your message in a small amount of time. By keeping your ad's concept and wording clear and concise, you
increase the likelihood that the viewer will actually get your message. Remember, if the viewer can't easily and quickly
understand what your banner ad is saying, it is unlikely he/she will click on it. Use the
fewest (and most simple) words you can. Just because you can fit more words in your ad doesn't mean you should. Once someone clicks to your
website, you'll have ample opportunity to provide more details.
4. Use words that raise attention or emotion: Words like "free", "special offer", "secrets",
etc. help grab the viewer's attention and increase his/her curiosity in your offer. Try this technique: pretend you are reading your banner
ad's text for the first time: would YOU be interested in or excited about what it offers?
If not, then most people probably wouldn't be either.
5. Emphasize benefits, not features: What is the difference between a "benefit" and a "feature"?
In simple terms, a "feature" is a service or an aspect of a service that you offer. A "benefit" is the actual impact
it has on your customer. Let's say your site offers income tax services. Which of these is more enticing: "We speciallize in
finding deductions" a feature) or "Pay less tax" (the benefit)? Advertisers realized
long ago that more than anything else people want to know how your product/service can improve their lives.
6. I need someone to design the banner for me! That is not a problem. Typically BASIC banners can be designed quickly, and are FREE to all members of
droptinetraditions.com. You just provide your logo or artwork, and the general message following the guidelines given above! It's that simple! For more aggressive banners,
a nominal fee may be assessed. These include animation, FLASH, or interactive.
7. But, I don't have a WEB page! That is not a problem. For a nominal fee, a web page can be created for you for the duration of your advertisement plan.
You may either provide a standard HTML formatted page, or one can be designed for you. Webspace will be provided. Your fee will cover the cost of design,
Web space on droptinetraditions.com and links to your page. Please specify addtional notes when you Manual Sign Up! |
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Standard Banner- Size in Pixels - 50X200
- Maximum Filesize - 15K
- File Format - GIF, JPG, or SWF
- Animation is allowed
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